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Apparatus for showing distortion in the photoheliograph

1858-1876

Photoheliograph of the Sun

1858-1861

Photoheliograph of the Sun

1861

Rectangular pane of glass with engraved inscription

1857

Lunar photograph taken with the Kew Photoheliograph

1860-1862

Diapositives of photographs taken with the Kew Photoheliograph

1860-1862

Lunar photograph taken with the Kew Photoheliograph

1860-1862

Photoheliograph of the Sun

1861

Photoheliograph of the Sun

1861

Photoheliograph of the Sun

1861

Photoheliograph of the Sun

1861

Solar eclipse photograph taken with the Kew Photoheliograph

1860

Kew Photoheliograph

1857

Series of Six Photoheliographs

1858-1861
One of two circular diapositive photographs of the full Moon taken by Warren De La Rue [1858-1868] through a 13-inch reflecting telescope with a speculum mirror and using wet colloidon plates. The instrument was carried on a German type clock-driven equatorial mounting housed in his observatory at Cranford, Middlesex.

Photograph of the Moon taken by Warren De La Rue

1858-1868
Two damaged capstan head brass bolts and torn part of cardboard dark slide sheet for Kew photoheliograph designed by Warren De la Rue for the Royal Society, London, in 1857 and made by Ross, London.

Kew Photoheliograph

1857
Group of ten pairs of stereoscopic photographs of the Moon, taken by Warren De La Rue (1815-1889) between 1858 and 1862. Published by Smith, Beck & Beck of London. Group contains duplicate images.

Lunar Photographs

1858-1862
Two circular diapositive photographs of the full Moon mounted in passe partout frames, originally for use in a large stereoscope using prism which was disposed of in 1958 (BOS 2/4/58). Taken by Warren De La Rue [1858-1868] through a 13-inch reflecting telescope with a speculum mirror and using wet collodion plates. The instrument was carried on a German type clock-driven equatorial mounting housed in his observatory at Cranford, Middlesex.

Two circular diapositive photographs of the full Moon mounted in passe partout frames

1858-1862
One of two circular diapositive photographs of the full Moon taken by Warren De La Rue [1858-1868] through a 13-inch reflecting telescope with a speculum mirror and using wet colloidon plates. The instrument was carried on a German type clock-driven equatorial mounting housed in his observatory at Cranford, Middlesex.

Photograph of the Moon taken by Warren De La Rue

1858-1868
Photo-engraving from a photograph of sun spots, taken by Warren de La Rue with a 13-inch equatorially mounted reflector at his observatory at Cranford, Middlesex.

Photo-engraving from a photograph of sun spots

1858-1876
Original wet-plate negative of the Moon by Warren de la Rue, July 22nd, 1858 (size 3" x 2 1/2"). M.F.H. Cat. No. 39.

Original wet-plate negative of the Moon by Warren de la Rue

1858
Enlarged photographic copy of a photograph of the moon by Warren de la Rue, Sept. 7th, 1857.Given to Sir J.F.W.H. (Size 3 1/4" x 2 1/4" excluding mount). M.F.H. Cat. No. 41.

Enlarged photographic copy of a photograph of the moon by Warren de la Rue

1857
One of four diapositive photographs in passe partout frame showing the Sun at totality at the 1860 solar eclipse viewed from Northern Spain. Originals taken by Warren De La Rue using the Kew photoheliograph. The emulsion of the image has almost completely disintegrated except for a small portion.

Solar eclipse photograph taken with the Kew Photoheliograph

1860